Mailing-folder.



L. W. YOUNG.

MAILING FOLDER.

APPLlcMlon man 1MM). ma.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

vertisingmatter, the folder lbeing desgne'd particularly as an advertising means.l 1m1- larly, the body portion 3,the flapy 4 and that portion of the iiap 5 not including the section 12 may also be used for havingadof the rectangle 17 the address of theaddressee being similarly attached in the space between one of the longitudinal boundary lines of the rectangle and the folding line 2. The folder is thenelosed, the flap 5 being first folded down against the body 3, whereposition, the address of theperson to whom upon the iiap 4 is folded over ontop ofthe latter *flap and the tongue 10l inserted through the slit'.` The folder then becomes effectively closed and locked in such closed the folder is being mailed, appearing because of the removal of a portion of the blank to permit the formation of tlietongue 10. When the folder reaches its destination and is opened, the post-card comprising the section`l2 of the fla 5 may be detached by tearing it from the fiiip alon theperforated line 6 and tea-ring it from t 1e body7 3 along the. folding line 2. This latter line'may be perforated (as is line 6) where it defines the upper edge of a post-card,-but it is thought that in practical use ofthe folder, the folding line itself Will be suilicient to facilitate the tearing of the post-card from the blank. Since the addressof the addressor is designed to be placed on the lines 15 and since the address of the addressee is attached to the card, when the folder is mailed, it is impossible for the card to find its waY back to the addressor without his being in ormed as to who returned the card.

It will thus be seen that the folder becomes `a valuable device for the use vof advertising commercial concerns, since it may be easily and cheaply made and since it provides for a reply that leaves no doubt as to who the reply came from.

The invention having been described, what is claimed as new and useful is:

A mailing folder comprising a body portion, a longitudinal flap on either side of the body portion and foldable down thereupon, one of the flaps bein divided transversely partlyby a perforated lgine and partly by a slit, the slit and the perforated line being in alinement and the slit being adjacent to the line of fold of the flap, whereby there is provided a detachable postcard, the other of said flaps beingfcut away on its free longitudinal ledge for a portion of its length and provided with al tongue adjacent the cut away portion, theA tongue being Adesigned for insertion in said slit, whereby an address may be attached to the post-card without being obscured by the last named iap when its tongue is inserted in the slit.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

LLOYD W. YOUNG.

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